Chaff baling attachment for a harvester



May 16, 1939.

J. M. DALIMA'TA CHAFF BALING ATTACHMENT FOR A HARVESTER Filed Sept. 11, 1937 5 Sheets-Sheet l May 16, 1939.

J. M. DALIMATA 2,158,745 CHAF'F BALING ATTACHMENT FOR A HARVRSTFFR Filed Sept. ll, 1957 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Alfnrneys May 16, 1939.

J. M. DALIMATA 2,158,745

& Inventor JbnMFalz'znaZw k By wan/ah M fifllwnan,

A iiorneys May 16,1939.

Filed Sept. 11, 1957 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Inventor y 1 J. M. DALI-Mm 2,158 745 CHAFF BALING ATTACHMENT FOR A HARVESTER Filed Sept. 11, 1937 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 2 Mialznaaz a Attorneys Patented May 16, 1939 UNITED SKATES @iFitlE CHAFF BALING ATTACHMENT F03 A HARVESTER John M. Dalimata, Chester, Mont.

Application September ll, 1937, Serial No. 163,484

4 Claims. ((31. lilo-25) This invention relates to a chaff baling attach- Figure 16 is a view of one of the completed ment for a combine or harvester, the general obbales. ject of the invention being to provide means for Figure 17 is a sectional detail view on line conveying the chaff from the threshing part of l'l l'l of Figure 2. the combine and delivering it into a hopper, with In these drawings, the numeral I indicates means for pressing the chaff into bales and enthe body of the machine and said body has a closing each bale in wire mesh so that the chafi bearing box 2 at each side thereof, in each of can be stacked in bales and thus kept for a long which is movably arranged a bearing member 3 time so that this material can be used as feed which projects from the lower end of the box when other kinds of feeds are scarce and not and said bearing member has a pair of studs t accessible. rising therefrom and passing through holes in a This invention also consists in certain other partition 5 in the box, springs E encircling the features of construction and in the combination studs and bearing against the partition 5 and and arrangement of the several parts to be heretending to move the bearing members downwardlnafter fully described, illustrated in the accomly. A shaft l' is formed with the spindles 3 at panying drawings and specifically pointed out in its ends which are rotatably supported in the the appended claims. bearings 23 and the hubs of wheels 9 are rotatably In describing the invention in detail, reference supported on the outer ends of the spindles, as will be had to the accompanying drawings whereshown more particularly in Figure 10. Thus the in like characters denote like or corresponding body is yieldably supported by the axle and the 20 parts throughout the several views, and in wheels. The front end of the body is adapted to which:-- be attached in any suitable manner to the rear Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention. end of a combine so that the apparatus acts as a Figure 2 is an elevational view looking toward trailer for the combine. one side thereof. A downwardly and rearwardly sloping chute 25 Figure 3 is an elevational view looking toward it of canvas or the like is connected to a part the opposite side. of the combine and. receives the chaff from the Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevation of the inthreshing mechanism of said combine. The/chute termediate part of the device with the wheels redischarges into the lower end of a conveyor trough moved. H which slopes upwardly and rearwardly to the 30 Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1. upper end of a vertically arranged hopper I2 10- Figure 6 is a detail View of the two cranks for oated on an intermediate part of the body I.

operating the packer mechanism. An. endless conveyor shown generally at l3 op- Figure 7 is a fragmentary elevation of the crates in the trough H and said conveyor confront end of the plunger chamber and the parts sists of the usual endless belt having strips I i associated therewith. thereon, this conveyor receiving the material Figure 8 is a detail view partly in section showfrom the chute ii and carrying it upwardly and ing the two positions, of the bar connected with rearwardly and finally dropping it into the hopthe shank of the door which supports the maper i2.

terial in the hopper. An elongated horizontally arranged housing or 40 Figure 9 is a detail view of the tamper. casing 55 extends longitudinally on the body and Figure 10 is a detail view of the crank axle, the lower end of the hopper l2 opens out into the which has the wheel spindles at its ends, this top of an intermediate portion of the casing. A view also showing a part of one wheel, a part of sliding door H5 normally closes communication a bearing and the clutch. between the bottom of the hopper l2 and the cas- 45 Figure 11 is a detail elevational view showing ing 45. This door has a shank ll connected the forked lever for operating the clutch. therewith and a bar 58 is pivoted to the outer Figure 12 is a section on the line l2|2 of end of the shank, as shown in Figure 8. This Figure 11. bar can assume either one of two positions, as Figure 13 is a detail view of one of the partition shown in full and dotted lines in Figure 8. When 50 members or dividers. in an inclined position it engages the sloping Figure 14 is an elevational detail view of one shoulder it formed by a wall of a slot in the of the bearing members on the shaft. shank, in which the bar it is pivoted and when Figure 15 is a vertical sectional View through in a vertical position it will engage a brake the same. shoulder 293, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8. 55

A substantially triangular-shaped door 2| operates in an opening formed in a side of the hopper l2 and is pivoted at its upper end or apex as shown at 22. A lever 23 is pivoted intermediate its ends to a bracket 2d projecting from the hopper and a link 25 connects the upper end of this lever with the door 2 i. A spring 26 connects the upper part of the lever 23 with the bracket. this spring tending to hold the parts in the position shown in Figure 5 with the door 72% extending into the hopper. Linkage 21, which includes a spring 23, connects the lower end of the lever 23 with the upper end of the bar H3. The spring 28 is not strong enough to move the bar i8 into a vertical position, when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 5, but, when the spring 28 is stretched by outward movement of the door 2| causing the lever 23 to exert a pull upon the linkage 2 the bar i8 is moved to a vertical position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8.

A plunger 29 is located in the front end of the casing i5 and a rod 3i: is connected therewith. A lever 3i, pivotally connected, as at 3! with a part of the body intermediate the ends of the lever, has its upper part pivoted to the outer end of the rod 3E? as shown at 32. The lever extends beyond the pivotal point 32 where it is provided with a beveled part 33 which will slide over the lower end of the bar E8, when the bar is in vertical position and when the plunger is being moved inwardly with respect to the casing it. However, when the plunger is being moved outwardly and the bar it is in vertical position the straight edge of the projecting end of the lever 3i will strike the lower end of the bar it and as the bar cannot move beyond the vertical position shown in dotted lines in Figure 8, the bar with the shank H and the door l6 must move outwardly with the plunger and the lever 3! and thus the door I 6 is moved to open position. The lower end of the lever 34 is pivoted to a connecting rod 34 which has its other end connected with the crank 35 of the shaft '5. One of the wheels 9 has a clutch part 36 connected with its hub which is adapted to be engaged by a sliding clutch part 3'! on the shaft 1 so that when the clutch parts are in engagement with each other the shaft. '5 will turn with the wheels and this turning movement of the shaft will reciprocate the plunger 29 through means of the connecting rod 34, the lever 3| and the rod 33. As before stated if the door 2| is in it's outward position the bar [8 will be in the path of the upper end of the lever 3! and this will cause the sliding door I5 to be opened by outward movement of the plunger so that the material in the hopper can be forced into the casing I5 where it will be compressed by the plunger. The clutch part 3'! is operated by means of the forked lever 33 having its fork engaging the part 3! and said lever is pivotally and rockably supported on a stud 39 attached to a part of the body I by having a part passing through a slot f! in a part of the body and held therein'by a nut 4! threaded to a projecting part of the stud. A handle part of the lever 38 passes through an opening :22 in a side of the body 2 so that the lever can be manipulated to engage and disengage the clutch part.

A bar $2 is attached to the outer end of the sliding door It and has its ends passing through the slots 43 formed in the sides of the guidevvays 44 for the door, these guideways being formed by extensions of the front part of the casing l5. Springs 45 connect the ends of the bar with stationary parts and tend to hold the door It in closed position as shown in Figure 5.

An upright frame at is carried by the body includes the horizontal part 36. A walking beam G7 is pivoted to the top of the vertical portion as shown at 4% and the forward end of the beam is hinged to the major part as shown at 6-9. Spring means 559 holds the said front end in alignment with. the rest of the lever, this spring and hinge means acting as a safety device to prevent damage to the beam if the front end thereof were prevented, for any reason, from moving downwardly; for if this occurs the front end will move upwardly on the hinge and against the action of the spring. The shank 5! of a packer member 52 is pivoted to the front end of the beam and acts to pack the material in the hopper, the hopper having a slot 53 therein through which the beam extends. The front part of the beam is much longer than its rear part and a depending frame 54 is connected with the rear part.

A crankshaft 55 having a short crank is journaled in the outer part of the horizontal portion 46' of the frame 35, the crank 55' engaging the rear end of the frame 5d so that as the shaft 55 is rocked the crank 55 will cause the beam 37 to rock on its pivot and thus the packer 52 will be reciprocated in the hopper to pack the material therein. An arm connected with the shaft a rod 5? connects this arm with an arm 58 connected to a sprocket 59, carried by a shaft journaled in the top part of the hopper. A chain ii ,vei: sprocket 59 and over sprocket 64 on the shaft 52 and a chain 63 passes over a sprocket 55 attached to one of the wheel hubs, and a small sprocket 6 5 on shaft 62. Clutch means 53 and including a hand lever 63 engage the sprocket 6 3 with the sproc :et 64 when the packer is to be actuated.

A gear 56 is connected to the shaft of the sprocket 59 and meshes with a gear 61 on the shaft 68 which drives the conveyor I3.

Rods 69 are connected with the cross piece 42 of the door [6 and these rods are connected with the arms at the ends of a crankshaft TB journaled in the frame part M5 and having a long crank l, as shown in Figure 6. This arrangement causes the opening movement of the door 16 to operate the shaft Til so that the crank H thereof will raise the rear end of the beam t! and cause the packer 52 to move downwardly to a greater extent than it does when operated by the short crank on the shaft 55, and this movement will cause the packer to push the material that has previously been resting on the door It into the casing l5 where it will be engaged by the plunger 29.

Partition members 73 are provided for separating the bales in the casing l5 and each partition member comprises a pair of plates overlapping each other and having flanges at their upper ends, one plate having a slot 74 therein and the other plate having a pin l5 thereon passing through the slot with a spring it located in the slot and pressing against the pin for pushing the plates apart. Each member is adapted to be inserted in a slot T! (see Figure 2) in the side of the casing I5 after a bale has been formed so that the partition will separate this formed bale from the next one being formed. An opening 18 is formed under the outlet end of the casing l5 and this opening is of substantially the same length as the length of the bale and a casing it of wire mesh is adapted to be placed over this outlet end of the casing [5 with the bottom part of the casing passing through the opening 18. Thus the bale is pushed over the bottom of the casing l5 and against the rear end of the casing l9 and as the bale is gradually being pushed out of the casing l5 by the reciprocation of the punger 29, the casing l9 is moved from off the casing l5 until the bale is entirely removed from the casing l5 and then the bale will be in the casing it. Then the end part (it? of the casing l9 can be swung downwardly over the end of the sale and fas tened in place by the hooks 8|.

A platform 82 is located at one side of the body at the rear end thereof so that an attendant can stand on said platform while putting the casings it in place and handling the bales coming from the device.

As shown in Figure 16 the different walls of the casing ill are connected together by the hooks 8! so that the wire mesh can be readily separated from the bale, when the bale is to be used and then this wire mesh casing can be used on a new bale.

The packer 52 is preferably composed of the bars connected together as shown in Figure 9.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the chaff is delivered to the conveyor means which deposits it into the hopper and after the material rises to a certain point in the hopper it will be packed by the reciprocating packer member 52. After a certain amount of material has been placed in the hopper and the same packed by the member 52 the pressure will cause the door 21 to swing out of the hopper and this will cause rocking movement of the member 23 which exerts a pull upon the linkage ill and swings the bar it into vertical position. llhen this bar will be engaged by the upper end of the lever ti on outward movement of the plunger 29 which will open the door it and this opening movement will cause the link til to rock the shaft 'lil so that the long crank M will move upwardly and thus tilt the beam M and cause the packer 52 to push the material in the hopper through the opening left by the door it, into the casing it where it will be acted upon by the plunger When pressure is removed from the door 2i this door will move to the position shown in Figure 5 under the action of the spring 26 and the bar ill will be swung to the inclined position shown in Figure 5 so that it will be out of the path of the upper end of the lever ill. The material deposited into the casing I5 each time the door it is opened, will be packed by the reciprocating plunger and the material being packed will cause the previously formed bales to move toward the outlet end of the casing and as each bale is pushed out of the casing it will be enclosed by the wire mesh, casing l9 and when the bale has entirely left the casing i5 the attendant swings the end 8d of the casing l9 over the end of the bale and fastens said end ill] in place by the hooks 86. The reciprocatory movement of the plunger 29 can be stopped whenever the operator desires by moving the clutch means to disengaged position by means of the lever 38, and by releasing the clutch means t3 the conveying means and packing means will be stopped. A spring ill can be used for yieldingly holding the wire casing it on the rear of the casing it so as to offer resistance to the pushing of casing l from casing iii.

A ridge member ill is used to separate the straw from the chaff, the straw falling to the ground and the chaff passing up the conveyor 9 i. This member is shown in detail in Figure 1'7 and is placed over the inlet end of the conveyor l I so that straw discharging from the combine or harvester will drop upon this member and be directed by the member to each side of the conveyor ii thus being prevented from entering the conveyor while the chaff coming down the chute it will be picked up by the conveyor II and carried to the packer l2.

Having described the claimed as new is:

l. A trailer attachment for a combine comprising a wheel supported body, a hopper carried by the body, conveying means for conveying chaff from the threshing part of the combine into the hopper, a horizontally arranged casing receiving the material from the hopper, a packer member operating in the hopper, means for reciprocating the same from one of the ground wheels of. the device, a plunger operating in the casing and operated from one of the ground wheels, a door controlling communication between the hopper and the casing, a member connected with the door, means for moving said member into the path of the plunger to cause the plunger to open the door, when a certain amount of packed material is in the hopper, such material actuating said means and means actuated by the opening movement of said door for reciprocating the packer to a greater extent than its first mentioned reciprocating means to force the material from the hopper into the casing.

2. In a baling machine, a horizontally arranged casing, a plunger reciprocating in the casing, a hopper rising from the casing, a sliding door controlling communication between the hopper and the casing, a member pivotally connected with the door and in one position being out of the path of movement of the plunger, a pivoted member located in an opening in the hopper and normally extending into the hopper and pressed outwardly when a certain amount of material has been packed in the hopper, means for moving the pivoted member of the door into the path of the plunger by outward movement of the member extending into the hopper, whereby the plunger will open the door.

3. In a baling machine, a horizontally arranged casing, a plunger reciprocating in the casing, a hopper rising from the casing, means for packing material placed in the hopper, a sliding door controlling communication between the hopper and the casing, a member pivotally connected with the door and in one position being out of the path of movement of the plunger, a pivoted member located in an opening in the hopper and normally extending into the invention, what is hit,

hopper and pressed outwardly when a certain amount of material has been packed in the hopper, means for moving the pivoted member of the door into the path of the plunger by outward movement of the member extending into the hopper, whereby the plunger will open the door, and means actuated by the opening movement of the door for increasing the downward movement of the packing means in the hopper to cause such means to force the material from the hopper into the casing.

4;. In a baling machine, a horizontally arranged casing, a hopper rising from the casing, means for feeding material into the hopper, an upright rising from the casing, a walking beam pivoted to the upper end of the upright and extending into the hopper, a packer member connected with the beam and reciprocating in the casing, a pivoted member connected with the door, said hopper having an opening therein, a member pivotally connected with the hopper and normally extending into the opening and moved outwardly when a certain amount of material has been packed in the hopper and means actuated by such outward movement for moving the pivoted member connected with the door into the path of the plunger for causing the plunger to open the door and means for rocking the 10 second crank shaft by movement of the door.

JOHN M. DALIMATA. 

